Lieutenant Commander Michael Bruce Fernie RANKEN Royal Navy

Michael was an (E)(ME) – in retirement he always styled himself ‘Commander’, though so far as I am aware, he was never more than a Lieutenant Commander – his entry in the Retired List was always “Lieutenant Commander”. But he was a very active member, indeed for many years he was the Secretary, of the Parliamentary Maritime Group (or some such name) which was a pressure group to ensure that MPs, etc., were made aware of the Navy and Naval Policy. He also wrote quite frequently for NR.